MyHotSauces.com, owned by Monty Fritts, wasn't the only operation with Lawrence ties to score Scovies.

Buffalo Wild Wings, a Minneapolis, Minn.-based chain that has a bar and grill in downtown Lawrence, won six awards, including the contest's grand prize in advertising and marketing for a Teriyaki Brand Sauce poster.

Workplace

Happy holidays, boss: Here's a fine cup o' joe

Giving at the office -- especially a holiday gift for the boss -- can lead employees into a minefield of potential inappropriate presents, hurt feelings, fiscal waste and pointless gestures.

But gifts at work need not be a nervous experience, according to Ajilon Professional Staffing, part of Swiss-based staffing giant Adecco SA. Among its recommendations:

Avoid gifts connected to a certain holiday or religious tradition. Not everyone observes Christmas, Hanukkah or the seven days of Kwanzaa.

Keep humor in check. Avoid anything that could be construed as a racial, sexual or religious joke.

Don't feel pressured to spend lavishly to impress. A card or kind act -- say, grabbing a cup of good coffee or a cookie -- expresses thoughts just as sweetly.

Hew the fine line between thoughtful and fanny-smooching. An extravagant, over-the-top gift for the boss looks like what it is -- an effort to suck up to a superior.

According to a recent Maritz Poll of 1,002 adults, 28 percent of workers plan to buy their bosses a gift this holiday season, up from 24 percent last year.

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